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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

WILLIAM TURNER, OE PHGENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH Y.NORTON AND J. PHILIPS, OF SAME PLACE.

LUBRICATING COMPOUND.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 31.519, dated February19, 1861:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM TURNER, of the borough of Phoenixville,county of Chester, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Lubricating Compound, for lubricating machinery and lessening thefriction and wear of rubbing-surfaces; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full and exact description thereof, reference being hadto the accompanying specimens of ingredients and of the said lubricatingcompound.

The nature of my invention consists in the use of a compound of sperm,lard, or elephant oil, water, and the chloride of lime and bicarbonateof soda, which forms a lubricator of great cheapness, durability, andperfection, and which will not, by use, gum on the rubbingsurfaces. Y

To enable others skilled in the art to make use of my invention, I willproceed to describe the ingredients used and the method of theircombination.

To make six gallons of the lubricating compound, I take of chloride oflime, one pound; bicarbonate of soda, one ounce; boiling water, pure,three gallons 5 elephant,lard, or sperm oil, three gallons. 7 I mix thechloride of lime and bicarbonate of soda in the boiling water until theyare dissolved, and then add the oil and stir the whole together untilthe ingredients are perfectly incorporated, when the compound will beready for use.

The quantity of oil above prescribed is the maximum quantity. If the oilbe pure, a less amount is required.

WVhat I claim in my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The use of this compound for lubricating purposes.

WVILLIAM TURNER.

Witnesses:

LAVINGTON QUIoK, W. ALLAN PEOK.

